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RFC 1122 - 4.2.2.12 RST Segment: RFC-793 Section 3.4

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### 4.2.2.12 RST Segment: RFC-793 Section 3.4

A TCP SHOULD allow a received RST segment to include data.

DISCUSSION

  It has been suggested that a RST segment could contain ASCII text that encoded and explained the cause of the RST. No standard has yet been established for such data.

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RFC 1122 - 4.2.2.12 RST Segment: RFC-793 Section 3.4